Australia Covid updates live: Victoria records 779 new cases and two deaths as regions await lockdown fate

Victorian regions plunged into a seven-day lockdown will find out today if restrictions will lift amid concerns over case numbers in Geelong and Mitchell Shire. Follow the latest updates live

As New South Wales hospitals brace for the peak in admissions and overwhelmed intensive care units next month, health department and hospital codes of conduct restrict staff from speaking to media, leading to scarce insight into their experiences.

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Victoria has recorded 779 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases, and two related deaths.

Reported yesterday: 779 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
- 34,280 vaccines administered
- 46,322 test results received
- Sadly, 2 people with COVID-19 have died

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